Y`s Guy wrote:If you go by opinions in the Cafe and elsewhere on the internets WAR is the premier saberstat for determining fantasy value.

I never think of WAR as a FANTASY stat. I think of it as a real world stat. Especially since WAR includes defensive metrics that we in fantasy don't care about. Here is a good article about WAR, which also references back to a bunch of work that is on fangraphs. http://saberlibrary.com/misc/war/

<Oh, and I love Bugs and that line!!!>

There are a few things with the New York Yankees that never change. That's pride, tradition, and most of all, we have the greatest fans in the world. -Derek Jeter, 9/21/08 -- last words from old Yankee Stadium

Y`s Guy wrote:If you go by opinions in the Cafe and elsewhere on the internets WAR is the premier saberstat for determining fantasy value.

I never think of WAR as a FANTASY stat. I think of it as a real world stat. Especially since WAR includes defensive metrics that we in fantasy don't care about. Here is a good article about WAR, which also references back to a bunch of work that is on fangraphs. http://saberlibrary.com/misc/war/

There are a few things with the New York Yankees that never change. That's pride, tradition, and most of all, we have the greatest fans in the world. -Derek Jeter, 9/21/08 -- last words from old Yankee Stadium